The case for a spiritual environmentalism : why a spiritual approach to solving environmental problems works
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Thesis,MSES,Green Mountain College,2009

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This paper will examine evidence-based research, literature, theories and trends in popular thought that either directly address spirit and nature or touch upon it in meaningful ways. It will begin with a review of relevant evidence-based research in conservation and environmental psychology, move on to a discussion of what writers, thinkers, religious leaders and community-based non-denominational spiritual organizations have to say on the subject, and conclude with an analysis of gaps in research and theory that may suggest some ways for this field of thought to move forward. For while we are beginning to prove that intimate, personal contact with nature leads to better stewardship, we have only begun to touch upon the deep and complex relationship between humans and the natural world. If we are to help people improve this relationship, we must first gain a better understanding of its true nature.